NycGamer18

Wow. After 5 weeks of line training im finally on my own tomorrow ????. Express training was fun for 2 weeks with the SI union guus

Yea in staten island you have to learn every single route in staten island. Which is why line training is 6 weeks out here from what we were told. And theres 4 depots here

Yea OA cant got to staten island just TA people

Awww man! Yes hes strick but at the same time it makes sense. Got trolly brake a few minor mistakes which tomorrow I will correct.

 

Was he too ficus on pre tripscand air brake testest?

I had him on 8 and 9. On those days you dont do pre trip inspection. Thats on day 4 and 7

Its an OA class. At first approx 50, Perhaps 2 or 3 got sent home today for improper uniform and 1 with a traffic court pending. I counted today 43 in the class and out of 43, 5 were MTA bus.

 

Anyone here had Supt Negron?

I had him for day 8 and 9. I did qualify on day 9. Very strict. Hes and ex marine guy so good luck if you have him. Also if you have him on day 1 and you feel like quitting lol thats normal so dont feel bad or take anyyhing personal with him.

Also just to let you guys know. I think the whole Sep 22 class (TA/MTA bus people at least) is going to get sent to staten island just like my class did also because i heard one of the dispachers i think here say they are still short 20+ people. Im not 100% sure but he said something like that

Day 9 is harlem area in manhattan. There defetnely are hills. If anything looks a little bit like a hill stop and pop that shit. Aldo take up 2 lanes if you have to if its a some what tight 2 lane street, dont worry about the cars behind you

6 weeks actually. Did anybody fail the dmv test???

Theres is no tatoo policy

So they sent the whole Sep 6 class to staten island ????. I my self live in the bronx so yea im sure ya could tell im happy.

Day 11 at the union hall. They did a great job imo uf making us feel part of the union and told us all our pension, benifits and options (holy crap theres a lot of them lol). Ton of paper work.

Also we finally get to pick depots (of whats availible) tomorrow on day 12 ????????????????

The only bad thing is i felt terrible for each person that didnt make it ????. Some people had to resighn from their job just to take the 10 day training and quite a few didnt make it which sucks. Most people i talked to had so much stress during this 2 week training. Some people started smoking again. One guy told me it was the most stressful 2 weeks of his life (he has 2 kids so that says something). This lady told me she was crying while sleeping after day 3 because she had a tough instructor and she was doubting her self. I was really sad hearing some of the stories. Good luck to those that didnt make it, keep ya head up and hopefully ya still have a bright future ✌

Reported to Jamaica to start training on the 40' fleet (dubbed "RTS Training"). Our group was split between the LFS and the RTS and we pretty much took turns driving. We drove to Zerega to scoop the Day 10 qualifiers and to get trained on the Xcelsior. Pretty chill day.

 

@NYCGamer - Good to meet you and put a face to the name. See you out there.

Thank you Seven same here brother ✌.

I want to congratulate those that made it day 10. I and almost all of the other trainees were happy for them it was so cool just seeing how everybody was pulling for eachother wether they passerd, fail, or was waiting for their test everybody there was hoping for everybody else to pass.

For the people going to training soon try your absolute best to pass on day 6 and 7. Because my day 1-7 instructor was very diferent to my day 8-9 instructor and had some (minor/diferent) requirements to passing. So i only had 1 day to adjust to my new instructor who was basically a military style guy and will make you shake while driving. Also anything you can do to calm down do it no matter what it takes. Im sure that 70% of the people who fail 10 day training is because how nervous they get on test days (6,7,9,10)

This training will have you thinking about a bus for 2 weeks non stop lol. I also completely understand why youngnyc know when he says he felt that his instructor was an a**hole. Some of these guys think they own the mta or something and make you so nervous when you drive. The stories i heard today are down right ridiculous

For the people going to day 10 good luck wish you nothing but the best and i truly hope you guys/girls pass

I want to give a special thanks to youngnyc for all the imformation and help he has provided me and this forum in general for the past 2 1/2 years and all the people who wished me luck during this training. This has been the 2 most stressful weeks that i can remember in a long time ????.

Passed my training on day 9 ????????????????????????????

Yea i go to Mother clara hale tomorrow with spt negron i think it is. I really really cant wait to finish this. This dam thing is to mother F-ing stressfull. God forbid i go to day 10 because i think the nerves alone would make me fail that day

I got to go to day 9 ????????????????. I messed up a turn in which it was 2 lanes that could turn into a parkway and i was suppose to put the bus in the middle. Instead i made the turn from the right lane. After that i was so angry and pissed off at my self that i lost all concentration and touched a curb on an easy ass right turn. I went from being perfect on day 5 and 6 (union sq area manhattan). To screwing up a turn in an area i done like 3 times. My other class mates had to be telling me to calm down the whole day because i looked like my mother got shot.

Defetnely true. The other guy who passed in my bus caught a break and a car that was there moved otherwise he would of have backed up hence would of gone to day 9. The most important thing i learned is always trust your reference points the way your instructor teaches you it really works

So had a perfect day 6 ????????????. So in my class of 4, me and this other dude could qualify for day 7 the other 2 got unsatisfactory (both permit holders). Union sq area wasnt as bad as i tought even tought there was a lot of traffic down there. Guys if you get really nervous on day 6,7,9,10 its completely normal lol. Happens to almost all of us. Cant wait for tomorrow ????. How did it go for the rest of the 9/6/16 class????

So i was perfect today beside touching a curb doing a bus stop???????? lol. This whole training thing is stressful in terms of how much you want the job so badly and you are preety much just thinking about a bus for 2 weeks lol. Tomorrow is day 6 and im already stressing even tou im excellent on everything with the bus but we are going to union sq area of manhattan and i have to be nearly perfect in order to have a chance to qualify on day 7. Good luck to the other people on training right know ✌

In the 2 days i have driving i havent been trolly braked or mount a curve (did get extreamly close to this 1 car on day 1 lol). I feel real comfertable with the bus. I already done highway driving acute angle, S turns and servicing bus stops. I feel comfertable with the bus but i am a natural when it comes to driving. Im having morr of a hard time with pre trip to be honest

Get in there get in there.

???????????????? This is exactly how he is

So I have instructor llevel i believe is his name lol. Real nice guy. But during training while your driving his a little bit of a drill sargent ????????. Hes the nicest drill sargent i ever seen. But i learned a ton on day 1. We even did bus stops and that was supposed to be for day 3.